Eversolo or Aurender: Options and Opinions

@tony1954 I wouldnt worry too much about it…alot of people buy great products and then sell them on when the next great product comes along. Its also a strange thing when some purchase a hot new product and expect it to solve all the other problems of their system. When it doesnt, they too sometimes sell it on.

Do you have an opportunity to hear any of your candidates in your system prior to purchasing? While I haven’t heard any of your selections or your gear, perhaps waiting until you have found a synergy in advance of purchase might pay dividends. The price range in which you are looking is very crowded.

In the $2k range I don’t think there is a more versatile product then the Eversolo A8

its much better then their a6 , AKM latest chipset and receiver 

and linear power supply on the Analog output stage plus a true resistive ladder output section ,not digital ,and a SS HD section .my wife bought one and I set it up 

for her. It has a nice sized screen the only thing lacking is it is not Roon certified yet 

it has been in the Q for 6 months now .their A6 is now certified,and it sounds almost R2R like in character when you use the slow filter,slow roll off 

and cool settings like a cd spinning like a record, or different meter type options for under $1900 a solid deal, put a good power cord on it and really comes Alive.

it has no fuses which is very good just a thermister,turn on and resistor relays .

@soix  Thanks. That is exactly what I was hoping for. I will add it to my list.

@ghasley I am in Canada, so there aren't the same opportunities to try and return equipment. I am also most likely going to buy used, so there is even less opportunity to hear an older model of a component.

What’s wrong with the Lumin?

You will be hard pressed to find better SQ except for direct comparisons.